Family Paralegal

Our well-established client is looking for a paralegal to join their busy family law team, based at their Liverpool office.
This role will include assisting senior fee earners with a large case load, in a large team. The caseload is predominantly Care work.
Role responsibilities;
· Opening files
· Day to day assistance for the team
· Updating clients on case progress
· Communicating with courts, experts and agencies
· Appointment making
· Taking and making calls
· Preparing bundles of documents for hearings
· Dealing with clients both in person and remotely where necessary
· General legal and admin support
· Diary management
· Attending court assisting counsel and/ or clients
· Carrying out legal aid assessments and applications
· Taking client appointments and initial instructions

· Be a self-starter and always ready to get involved
· Good with people
· Work well within a vibrant team
· Be flexible and able to accommodate client or team needs
· Have great time management skills and be able to prioritise heavy workloads
· It is preferable to have at least 12 months experience working in a family law team
· Experience of Case Management Systems and Laserforms (essential)
· Experience of Legal Aid Agency Portal (CCMS) (essential)
· Experience of Excel spreadsheets (desirable)
Hybrid working is available for discussion, after probationary period is successfully passed.
Please note, long-term this role will require office-based working for at least part of the week.

Salary dependent on experience